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Cherry Health Among Agencies Receiving Grant to Expand Outreach

Cherry Health and eight other agencies were awarded $9 million in grant funding to expand outreach among African American and Latino families through a program that aims to provide babies with a healthy start to life, Strong Beginnings.

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation granted $4.3 million over five years to improve maternal and child health among Latinos in Kent County through its program, Familias Fuertes y Saludables. An additional $4.9 million over five years was awarded from the Health Resources Administration to increase its capacity to serve African American women, men and children.

Strong Beginnings provides outreach, case management, education, mental health services and a fatherhood program. Peer-to-peer support is provided by health workers who live in the communities they serve.